Speeding...

doddsy105 · 6 Nov 2014 at 08:54

Can police with cameras catch you with a gun on a bridge?

there was no van, just a man with a gun and a car in front of me. If so what are the fines?

DJMK4 · 6 Nov 2014 at 08:55

3 Points £100

leigh_boy · 6 Nov 2014 at 08:56

yes although in my experience they tend to radio down to some 1 down to road to pull you over and issue you a ticket.

doddsy105 · 6 Nov 2014 at 08:59

What if there was a car infront of you?

[FnG]magnolia · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:05

So you were speeding and not maintaining the proper distance to the car in front?

geekman · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:05

Police with speed guns tend to have a bit more discretion than camera vans as well. I've gone past several over the limit and never been pulled.

doddsy105 · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:10

what if he was facing you, that make any difference?

Kemik · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:12

doddsy105 said:
what if he was facing you, that make any difference?

Why not tell us the whole story? haha

MooMoo444 · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:13

£100 lighter, enjoy. Plus a new high score.

Cosimo · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:22

In the slipstream of the one in front?

Haggisman · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:24

doddsy105 said:
what if he was facing you, that make any difference?

Yes, if he was facing you it means he was tracking you rather than traffic on the other side of the road.

Lima · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:35

Surely if it was a guy with a gun, unless you got pulled over further down the road you will be fine? Don't understand how you couldn't be...

InvaderGIR · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:36

Lima said:
Surely if it was a guy with a gun, unless you got pulled over further down the road you will be fine? Don't understand how you couldn't be...

Guns aren't just speed detection guns these days.

GravyMonster · 6 Nov 2014 at 09:45

What if he had bacon and eggs for breakfast?

Blackhawk47 · 6 Nov 2014 at 12:03

Might of just been a speed safety survey if it was just someone sat at the side of the road/bridge. I've been past a few.

Lima · 6 Nov 2014 at 13:21

InvaderGIR said:
Guns aren't just speed detection guns these days.

Really? What else do they do? Do they take photos now or something?

InvaderGIR · 6 Nov 2014 at 13:24

There have been people on here that have been done by what they thought was a gun and received a NIP in the post which would require photos in contested, so yes.

geekman · 6 Nov 2014 at 13:24

Lima said:
Really? What else do they do? Do they take photos now or something?

Some of them have a built in camera which records continuous footage with an overlay of the speed/distance. The footage is then watched back at the police HQ, and they send the NIP from there. It's not that common though as far as I'm aware.

atpbx · 6 Nov 2014 at 14:28

Lima said:
Surely if it was a guy with a gun, unless you got pulled over further down the road you will be fine? Don't understand how you couldn't be...

Unless you were doing speeds you are probably fine, in which case you will get a summons.

They are more for show if he is on a bridge, if they had any intention of doing anybody it would be a camera van.

Finglonga · 6 Nov 2014 at 16:37

geekman said:
Some of them have a built in camera which records continuous footage with an overlay of the speed/distance. The footage is then watched back at the police HQ, and they send the NIP from there. It's not that common though as far as I'm aware.

Most if not all now have a built in camera for still pics and video if they are hand held. The scamera vans have a separate camera on the side of the unit but they are still linked. Not much point using a laser detector without a camera built in for evidential pictures/video. Only the handheld radar detectors that are no longer used didn't have a camera built in but the vehicle has to be stopped at the time to show the driver the reading.

If the OP was speeding and he could see the operator they were caught by the gun. The operator can make a note of the registration if needed like they used to do with motorbikes travelling towards a camera van. They will still have a picture of the car and driver.